Lisa Ramirez’ play To The Bone was one of the best — probably THE best — new play I saw all season but at the time I felt it was not receiving the attention it deserved. Now she has received a 2015 NYCT Helen Merrill Playwright Award and I’m thrilled for her to have this recognition and tremendously deserved award. Click on the live link for more on the award, and see there also other playwrights who have been honored. Click herefor Let’s Talk Off-Broadway’s review of Lisa Ramirez’ To The Bone.

The moment the fountains of the new David H. Koch Plaza at the Metropolitan Museum were first (officially) turned on

The fountains that ran along the front of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, though they still looked beautiful and continued to toss their refreshing waters, had severe internal problems in the pipes and plumbing. Museum Trustee David H. Koch expressed willingness to pay for repairs, an offer that morphed into a total re-design of the public spaces, four blocks long, that span the front of the museum, including removing the old fountains and installing new ones. We were told at the ceremony dedicating the new plaza that Mr. Koch said “Why don’t I pay for everything including the extras?” and he did at a cost of $65 million.

In 17 days, even the most intrepid theatergoer can only sample a fraction of the over 200 offerings at the New York International Fringe Festival. Now in its 10th year, the official 2014 FringeNYC Encore Series gives theatre lovers another chance at seeing some of the most critically acclaimed and most crowd-pleasing shows from the Festival.